I know that as a childless adult my opinion about small/young humans is void on the internet but...hey, bummer, here it is anyway.
This is about that whole school policy saying parents aren't allowed to bring their kids stuff at school.
It's a Catholic boys school which means that this is likely the very least of their many problems.
~Hey, Jr. left his inhaler at home. WELL TOO BAD, JESUS WILL HAVE TO SAVE YOU. GO RUN THE MILE.
~Hey, I dropped the ball as a busy parent and had zero lunch food so I brought this for my kid to eat today. NOPE. GROWING BOYS DON'T NEED NUTRITION.
~Hey, this project my kid worked really hard on fell out of his backpack as he was leaving. DARN. GUESS HE'LL FAIL.
You get the point. I assume. These are the more worthy exceptions; I know it's probably more likely stuff that's dumb. Yeah, high school age boys should remember their crap for school. They can function as people. Some are snarky, lazy, wankers who want everything handed to them forever.
But people forget. All people. Big ones, small ones, all ones. How could this have become such an issue? Or maybe Mr. Principal just got a bug up his ass about not having anyone to boss around for a while?
If there's a kid who does this constantly, you talk to that kid. Makes sense. He needs help getting his act together. People won't always be there and he needs to think ahead. That's a taught/learned thing. News flash.
If the parents are constantly doing this regardless, talk to the parents. Don't just proclaim shit like you're emperor.
They say it's all in the name of problem solving. I get the point but, please.
You know what a BIG PIECE of problem solving is? Asking for help. Accepting help. SOLVING THE PROBLEM. They'll have worse problems to solve in their life, I'm sure. I don't think they'll sit there thinking..."GOD! If only my mom wouldn't have brought me lunch that one day! I'd know how to change my tire!"
If Jr. calls mom to bring him his lunch then why is it anyone else's issue if mom chooses to go out of her way for her forgetful son? They're teenagers, not senators. There's a reason kids tend to move away from home to go to college and whatnot. They figure it out in the real world if they didn't figure it out already.
If the parents are holding their hands the whole way then this won't make much of a dent anyway.
I have other points about how we create people who don't know how to ask for help and it screws over all of humanity but that's for another day. I need to go not get a parking ticket since my mommy doesn't pay them for me. #LearnedMyLesson
This is about that whole school policy saying parents aren't allowed to bring their kids stuff at school.
It's a Catholic boys school which means that this is likely the very least of their many problems.
Here's my issue: who the *F* are you principal guy to tell these parents what they can or cannot do? ~Hey, Jr. left his inhaler at home. WELL TOO BAD, JESUS WILL HAVE TO SAVE YOU. GO RUN THE MILE.
~Hey, I dropped the ball as a busy parent and had zero lunch food so I brought this for my kid to eat today. NOPE. GROWING BOYS DON'T NEED NUTRITION.
~Hey, this project my kid worked really hard on fell out of his backpack as he was leaving. DARN. GUESS HE'LL FAIL.
You get the point. I assume. These are the more worthy exceptions; I know it's probably more likely stuff that's dumb. Yeah, high school age boys should remember their crap for school. They can function as people. Some are snarky, lazy, wankers who want everything handed to them forever.
But people forget. All people. Big ones, small ones, all ones. How could this have become such an issue? Or maybe Mr. Principal just got a bug up his ass about not having anyone to boss around for a while?
If there's a kid who does this constantly, you talk to that kid. Makes sense. He needs help getting his act together. People won't always be there and he needs to think ahead. That's a taught/learned thing. News flash.
If the parents are constantly doing this regardless, talk to the parents. Don't just proclaim shit like you're emperor.
They say it's all in the name of problem solving. I get the point but, please.
You know what a BIG PIECE of problem solving is? Asking for help. Accepting help. SOLVING THE PROBLEM. They'll have worse problems to solve in their life, I'm sure. I don't think they'll sit there thinking..."GOD! If only my mom wouldn't have brought me lunch that one day! I'd know how to change my tire!"
If Jr. calls mom to bring him his lunch then why is it anyone else's issue if mom chooses to go out of her way for her forgetful son? They're teenagers, not senators. There's a reason kids tend to move away from home to go to college and whatnot. They figure it out in the real world if they didn't figure it out already.
If the parents are holding their hands the whole way then this won't make much of a dent anyway.
I have other points about how we create people who don't know how to ask for help and it screws over all of humanity but that's for another day. I need to go not get a parking ticket since my mommy doesn't pay them for me. #LearnedMyLesson
